Michelle Obama´s birth date is 17th January 1964.
HERE ARE THE 49 reasons we admire her, ranging from her incredible accomplishments to her sense of humor:
1. She knows every episode of "The Brady Bunch" by heart, proving that TV trivia might serve us all well some day.
2. She kept working during the 2008 campaign. Michelle told Glamour that she scaled down her time at the office, but kept working in some capacity the entire time. "I joke that I stick with the job because it covers my insurance, but the reality is that my career has always been very important to me."
3. She was Barack's mentor. The two met in 1988, when he was a summer associate at law firm Sidley Austin. Michelle was assigned to be his summer adviser.
4. She wears dresses that the average American woman could afford. In summer 2008, Michelle appeared on “The View" wearing a Donna Ricco dress sold at White House/Black Market. Ricco told NBC News "I’m very surprised. I had no idea she would be wearing this dress." She's also been known to sport J. Crew.
5. She is one of three First Ladies to hold a graduate degree. Laura Bush has a Master's degree in Library Science from the University of Texas at Austin, Hillary Rodham Clinton has a law degree from Yale Law School, and Michelle Obama has a law degree from Harvard Law School. She graduated from HLS in 1988.
6. She had her family vet Barack before she would agree to go on a date with him. Because her father had always told her you could tell a lot about someone's character by their behavior on a basketball court, she had her brother Craig shoot hoops with Barack. According to Slate, Craig gave Barack a good report, and the future President started dating Michelle.
7. She hugged the Queen. Even though it is apparently against royal protocol, Michelle hugged Queen Elizabeth during the G-20 reception in 2009. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told the Huffington Post, "It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection. We don't issue instructions on not touching the queen."
8. She's an advocate for kids' health through her "Let's Move!" campaign, which tackles the issues of childhood obesity and nutrition. She told Good Housekeeping, "This is one of those issues that has no party. It has no race. It has no socioeconomic boundaries. This is about our kids."
9. She seems very much at home in her own body. New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor observes, "She has shimmied, skipped, hopscotched, hula-hooped, jumping-jacked, and potato-sack-raced her way through her tenure as first lady, using not just her position but her body to push for more exercise and better nutrition for children."
10. She isn't afraid to challenge authority -- and probably never has been.According to David Colbert, author of "Michelle Obama: An American Story,"Michelle's willingness to speak out goes way back. She criticized her college professors for the way they taught French.
11. She wants to talk about race. This has been the case ever since her time at Princeton, where Michelle wrote her senior thesis on her experiences as an African-American within the university's community. She wrote, "Regardless of the circumstances underwhich I interact with whites at Princeton, it often seems as if, to them, I will always be black first and a student second." In the wake of the Trayvon Martin tragedy, Michelle called for ongoing conversations about race in the U.S.A.
12. The arms. This list wouldn't be complete without a mention of her famously toned biceps, so it's a good thing she told Barbara Walters: "I will never get sick of people talking about my toned arms." We'll keep talking about them not only because they prove she practices what she preaches about fitness, but also because she's the first First Lady whose physical strength is visible, reinforcing that you don't have to look frail to be feminine.
13. She's an equal partner in her marriage. Michelle has pushed back against the idea of FLOTUS as a bystander. She told Glamour: "People have notions of what a wife’s role should be in [the First Family], and it’s been a traditional one of blind adoration. My model is a little different -- I think most real marriages are."
14. She writes her own speeches. According to CBS News, FLOTUS spent over a month writing the speech that brought the house down at the 2012 DNC.
15. She recognizes the pressure women face to look ageless -- and isn't buying it. In March 2012, Michelle told Prevention: "Women are definitely under a lot of pressure, but I think it's important to remember that to look good, you have to feel good. I look at my mom at 74 and see how beautiful she looks and how wonderful she is with our daughters and with me and my husband -- and I want that for myself when I'm her age."
16. She chose her own outfit for the cover of Vogue. When she appeared on the March 2009 cover, Michelle insisted on wearing her own dress.
17. Her reasons for looking after herself sound a lot like ours might. In an interview, held at the White House in February 2009, Michelle stated: "I began to prioritize exercise because I realized that my happiness is tied to how I feel about myself. I want my girls to see a mother who takes care of herself."
18. She took her baby to a job interview. When asked to interview for an executive position as a community affairs director at the University of Chicago Hospitals, Michelle found herself in a bind: she was at home on maternity leave and still breastfeeding newborn Sasha. She told People magazine: "I didn't have a babysitter. So I went in there with the stroller and did the interview. And Sasha slept through it, thank goodness." Michelle got the job.
19. She's down-to-earth. Michelle didn't bat an eyelid when she was challenged to a push-up competition on the "Ellen Degeneres Show," and was happy to compete despite later suggestions that her behavior was unbecoming of a First Lady.
20. She lets the dog sleep in her bed when the President is gone. Michelle admitted to Us Weekly that Bo, the family's Portuguese Water Dog and something of a celebrity in his own right, takes her husband's place in bed when Barack is traveling. In March 2012, she told Letterman that the much-loved hound is "[T]he smartest dog on the planet."
21. She's a fan of pillow forts. When Oprah asked Michelle about her plans for redecorating the White House, Michelle responded: "[Y]ou've got to be able to make a fort with the sofa pillows! Everything must be fort-worthy."
22. She keeps Barack in check. Michelle offered her husband some tender advice just before he went onstage to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention: "Just don't screw it up, buddy."
23. "We're bacon people." Enough said.
24. She has great taste in music. She told Glamour that staples on her iPod include Robin Thicke, Jill Scott, and India.Arie. She added, "[I] love, love, love old school Lauryn Hill. I love good women who can sing, you know?"
25. She doesn't retaliate against people who badmouth her. When Larry King asked about her opinion of Sarah Palin -- an outspoken critic of both Obamas -- Michelle responded that she tries not to make a negative opinion of people she hasn't had any "substantive interaction with." Classy.
26. She somehow finds time for nights out with her girlfriends. The New York Times spotted FLOTUS enjoying dinner with a few friends, Secret Service detail in tow.
to be continued tomorrow...
SOURCE: huffingtonpost
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